Maybe I'm just too old to get it, but it looks like they've built an actual staircase with a rail in the middle. Aren't they just asking for lawsuits the first time little Johnny breaks his neck?

You ski at your own risk and anyone lame enough to sue should not be on the hill. Little johnny's parents should not have him in the park if they are worried about a lawsuit. Getting hurt is part of the game when you are on the hill.

Maybe I'm just too old to get it, but it looks like they've built an actual staircase with a rail in the middle. Aren't they just asking for lawsuits the first time little Johnny breaks his neck?

You ski at your own risk and anyone lame enough to sue should not be on the hill. Little johnny's parents should not have him in the park if they are worried about a lawsuit. Getting hurt is part of the game when you are on the hill.

This was in Sunday's LA Times - a hike-in terrain park in the Hemlocks...

Mammoth Mountain debuts a hike-in terrain park in the Hemlocks Ridge bowl, with jumps and platforms built out of snow by the resort’s Unbound Terrain Parks crew. Mammoth will host the U.S. Snowboarding and Freeskiing Grand Prix Feb. 1-4, with halfpipe and slopestyle competitions.

This was in Sunday's LA Times - a hike-in terrain park in the Hemlocks...

Mammoth Mountain debuts a hike-in terrain park in the Hemlocks Ridge bowl, with jumps and platforms built out of snow by the resort’s Unbound Terrain Parks crew. Mammoth will host the U.S. Snowboarding and Freeskiing Grand Prix Feb. 1-4, with halfpipe and slopestyle competitions.